Nutrition: Facts On Malnutrition
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Meeting the body’s needs for energy and nutrients is essential for good health. Intakes of energy and/or nutrients below or in excess of needs for a prolonged period of time can adversely affect health. Malnutrition is a term which covers problems of both under nutrition and over nutrition.
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.... their needs for energy may stop growing and gaining weight. To try to reduce the effects of a diet low in energy people usually become less active. In severe cases, a low energy intake results in starvation. Children, especially those under 5 years of age, suffer from the effects of starvation more quickly than adults. In severe situations, they can develop a condition which is life threatening called protein energy malnutrition. This means that their diet provides too little energy and prote ....
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